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Search for missing Blair man continues in Iowa and along Missouri River
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Neb. (WOWT) – The sister of a person lacking since final week informed 6 Information on Tuesday that authorities are nonetheless trying to find him.
Ronald Harvey, 58, of Blair was final seen Wednesday.
Authorities from across the space have since been conducting every day searches close to DeSoto Nationwide Wildlife Protect. The preliminary search prompted a portion of the protect to be closed to the general public for just a few days; however Saturday, that search concluded within the afternoon, permitting the refuge to completely reopen to the general public.
Harvey’s sister, Myrna Dozier of Missouri Valley, Iowa, informed 6 Information on Tuesday that a number of of the person’s siblings had been in contact together with his residence supervisor to confirm his final identified whereabouts. She mentioned that safety pictures, which she was informed had been taken round midday on Wednesday, confirmed Harvey leaving alone.
“He was with nobody. He was by himself,” she mentioned.
Harvey was final seen carrying a baseball cap, blue denims, a purple T-shirt, and a inexperienced flannel shirt. Anybody who may need details about his whereabouts is urged to name 911 and requested to not disturb any potential proof.
Since then, dozens of individuals and a number of other businesses have participated in searches round wildlife areas close to DeSoto Nationwide Wildlife Protect, the place Harvey was thought to have gone in search of mushrooms.
Harvey’s sister, Myrna Dozier of Missouri Valley, Iowa, informed 6 Information on Tuesday that almost all days, these searches have gone from morning till darkish.
“They’ve discovered nothing,” she mentioned. “In order of in the present day, they’re going into the water with boats.”
She mentioned his automotive had been discovered on the Nebraska facet of Desoto Bend, and so land-search efforts had been targeted there. However now, these efforts have moved over to the Iowa facet.
Dozier mentioned she final had contact along with her brother through textual content message a couple of week in the past and that nothing appeared unusual on the time.
Describing her brother as a little bit of an adventurer, she mentioned it wasn’t uncommon for him to show down a dust highway and see the place it led.
The one factor that has appeared odd to her, she mentioned, was his car.
“He wouldn’t depart his automotive there,” she mentioned. “He would have gotten in it and gone some place else.”
Greater than 100 individuals had been out trying to find Harvey final week. Many space authorities additionally assisted with that search, together with the Blair Hearth Division and police from Fort Calhoun, Ponca Hills, and Omaha, in addition to Logan and Missouri Valley in Iowa. OPD Ready-1 and LifeNet helicopters have additionally assisted with the search, which has additionally included drones from OPD, Blair PD, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Authorities mentioned final week that they had been capable of ping the person’s cellphone in two places forward of search efforts however no additional leads on his whereabouts have developed.
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